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In an age of digital distraction and constant interruption one company is taking a stand for minimalism through good design. Punkt. is a Swiss brand that creates products to simplify our frenetic lives. Their latest crea…

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Live from the Salone del Mobile in Milan, Tyler Brûlé chats to an array of influential forces setting the scene at this year’s premiere furniture fair. Roberto Gavazzi from Boffi, Airbnb’s Joe Gebbia and Petter Neby of…

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This week at London Design Festival, Swiss-based manufacturer Punkt. launched a thought-provoking alternative to the smartphone (in a nice way, a kind of dumbphone). Its sleek and blissfully unadorned Jasper Morrison-des…

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Live from Milan: our specials from the Salone del Mobile furniture fair continue as we meet Petter Neby of Punkt, we also sit down with the minds behind Bokja Design, and hear from civil engineer and MIT professor Carlo…

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Live from Somerset House, this special edition brings you an evening of handsome ideas and fresh conversation from the launch of London Design Festival. We delve deeper into what makes good design with deputy festival…

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Josh Fehnert talks to the former design journalists who founded The Modern House as the website and property-selling platform celebrates its 10th anniversary. We also kick off London Design Festival with the founder of…

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What’s the future of communication in a world overwhelmed by digital content? Who are the media players that still engage us in print and beyond? How can technology become less demanding and more friendly? These are the…

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Many design-minded fairgoers at this year’s Salone del Mobile forego the packed halls of the Rho Fiera for a breezy stroll around one of Milan’s many design districts. But once you’ve ticked off Brera, Tortona and Spazio…

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This year we unwrap a few gifts that are guaranteed to amuse, enthral and entertain. Forget the tat, tinsel and drab stocking-fillers and peruse our rundown of the best under-the-tree offerings we’ve uncovered on our tra…